White-faced Plover

Anarhynchus dealbatus (Swinhoe, 1870)

White-faced Plover, Anarhynchus dealbatus, is a shorebird of coastal southern China and northern Vietnam, with its non-breeding range extending to coastal southern Vietnam, southern Thailand, the Malay Peninsula, Singapore and eastern Sumatra. It breeds in the Oriental Region, with presumed nesting on the coast of south-east China and a single nest recorded in southern Vietnam. It is a distinct species in the plover family and was described by Swinhoe in 1870. It is often confused with the east Asian Kentish Plover, but has a thicker, blunter bill and a larger white wingbar.

Order

Charadriiformes

Family

Charadriidae — Plovers

Breeding range

Oriental Region: presumably coastal se China; also s Vietnam (1 nest)

Nonbreeding range

to coastal s Vietnam, s Thailand, Malay Pen., Singapore and e Sumatra